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How endorsement from the British prime minister killed the idea of a bridge between Scotland and Northern Ireland.

One of the potential routes could see a bridge or tunnel begin at Larne and emerge at the beautiful Scottish village of Portpatrick in the Rhins of Galloway region. Considered one of the most popular holiday villages on the south west coast of Scotland with its picturesque harbour and large amount of beautiful hotels and restaurants, Portpatrick could potentially take the burden off Portrush or Newcastle for a sunny summer day out. The village used to welcome engaged couples from Northern Ireland for their wedding ceremonies thanks to the ferry from Donaghadee, but the unforgiving Northern Ch...

Multi-million pound overhaul of Dumfries schools gets the go-ahead Dumfries High School will be replaced while Dumfries Academy is to get an extensive refurbishment in phase two of the Learning Town project. Education overhaul: Education chairman Jeff Leaver outside Dumfries High School (Image: Dumfries and Galloway Standard) Get the latest Scottish parenting news sent straight to your inbox each week with our newsletter.Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your informatio...

BBC News Published image captionExtra testing has begun in Stranraer in response to the outbreak Further restrictions may be needed to curb Dumfries and Galloway's "most serious outbreak" of the pandemic, the council leader has said. A further 39 coronavirus cases have been reported in Wigtownshire, where a total of 171 cases have been confirmed in the five days since Christmas Eve. The new highly transmissible variant has been identified as being part of the outbreak. There had been just 50 cases in the previous two weeks. Health officials have asked people to stay at home as much as possib...